On February 24 the search committee and vestry had an uplifting, inspirational and extremely helpful meeting with Bishop Mark Bourlakas and Reverend Jonathan Harris with OTM. We were greatly encouraged to learn that we are very close to completing our work and should be well into the process of meeting and talking with prospective rectors by mid April. Not only did Bishop Mark and Rev. Jonathan help us immensely with the upcoming details of our search, they made critically important suggestions on how to deal with financial challenges we are facing. We left the meeting with a very high level of excitement, optimism and enthusiasm.
June 2015: The Rev. Roy Pollina retired from Christ Episcopal Church to spend more time with his family, pursue his love of writing and teaching, serves in the area as supply clergy, and resides in Martinsville. Father Roy is missed; we wish him well in his retirement.
September - October 2015: Meetings with The Rev. Denise Guinta, Transition Coordinator, to define and characterize the congregation and church.
October 2015: Vestry appoints and forms Search Committee.
November 2015: Parish wide survey is conducted to define the parish strengths, needs, wants, and characteristics.
January 2016: The Twelve Questions for a Worshipping Community are answered and submitted to the transition coordinator and coach, Jonathan Harris.
February 14, 2016: Fresh, new website is launched!
February 24, 2016: Search Commitee and Vestry members meet with Bishop Mark Bourlakas and Jonathan Harris to pinpoint the next steps in our search.
April 2016: Christ Episcopal Church is added to the Office of Transition Ministry website. Candidates will be identified, screened and directed our way!
May 2016: The process continues! The Search Committee has received resumes to review and vet. Skype interviews will soon follow.
May 2016: Four candidates have been interviewed via Skype. The Search Committe will decide which candidates fit our needs and invite them for a personal visit.
June 2016: A call was sent and accepted by The Rev. Nicholas Hull. He, his wife Leandra and their dog Vanilla Bean will arrive in October. We feel truly blessed!
Work continues on the Rectory with plans to have it ready for our new Rector. Donations for the project are welcome, additional funding is being provided through the church.
